Ex-IMF chief gets bail in sex assault case (AP)

Fallen IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn plotted his defense against sexual assault charges Sunday at a Manhattan apartment where he is under house arrest following release from jail.The former International Monetary Fund head was keeping a low profile as he was free on hefty bail while facing charges of sexually assaulting a west African maid cleaning his suite in a luxury Manhattan hotel.Under strict bail conditions, Strauss-Kahn, 62, was not allowed to step outside the apartment at 71 Broadway, in the heart of New York's financial district.

Fallen IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been plotting his defense against sexual assault charges at a Manhattan apartment where he is under house arrest following release from jail.The former International Monetary Fund head was keeping a low profile as he was free on hefty bail while facing charges of sexually assaulting a west African maid cleaning his suite in a luxury Manhattan hotel.Under strict bail conditions, Strauss-Kahn, 62, was not allowed to step outside the apartment at 71 Broadway, in the heart of New York's financial district.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn was set for release on bail Friday, allowing the once powerful IMF chief to be reunited with his family for the first time since his arrest on sex assault charges.Judge Michael Obus in New York state court ordered Strauss-Kahn to be released as early as Friday on condition he put up $1 million cash bail and a $5 million bond, wear an electronic ankle bracelet, surrender all travel documents and live under 24-hour house arrest.